Please help me… My parents are bein so stingy, so i told them i would get a parts list under 650$, and bcuz ima newb im not sure wat to look for. Hows bout some advice or someting, or even a parts list would b sexy… I just wana play my source games with little lag, and be able to open the start menue without having to wait 1/2 min for it to load…
hmm, well a really good option would be to find a used one seriously. You’ll prolly save a hundred or so on everything.
Then whatever you feel like getting for a a case and hardrive, then get a combo drive for like 20 bucks, yeah, and like a 20 dollar case to. I have this one, its a Xion something, and it has a window and only $20
motherboard Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
TY VERY MUCH 
Being the only one who seemed to care, i salut u, mien feuhr I spelt that wrong, lol
lol no prob man
lol and that pc will play cs without a problem. If u want to save sum more cash the get a single core CPU like a 3800+ or something cuz source cant really utilize dual core as well as single core CPU’s.
NO not true, or for the near future anyways, as soon as Valve makes their new engine it will update all the others as well. Plus dual core is a super good investment
How about, this power surply
Reviews for Coolmax CX-550B Black 550-Watt ATX 120mm Fan SATA-Ready 2024-Pin Power Supply at TigerDirect.com
A bit cheap for a 550W. I paid more for my OCZ ModStream 450 after rebates.
I gotta jet for work, but a 500-600W unit from the following will do you right:
-Antec
-Enermax
-Corsair
-OCZ
-Tagan
-FSP/Sparkle
Well okay, heres what im looking at, turns out i got 1000 from my dead grandma, so thats my new limit i suppose. Im 15, and dont got a job. Just a bit of backround so u understand mysituation.
Power Supply
Enermax FMA II 535-Watt ATX V2.2 SLI-Ready SATA-Ready RoHS Power Supply EG565P-VE at TigerDirect.com
Case
Newegg.com - XION Solaris XON-406 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
CD R/RW DVD Drive
AOpen COM5232L-26 52x32x52x CD-RW 16x DVD-ROM Combo Drive - Retail 90.5TD37.1750 at TigerDirect.com
CPU Cooler ThingerMajiger
Masscool Socket AM2 Aluminum 80mm Fan CPU Cooling Fan 6F688B1M3 at TigerDirect.com
MoBo
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Hopefully this is everything I need? This and an OS of course, but I think I have that lined up already.
may be a little late, but i would recommend a not getting that heat sink (CPU Cooler) that PSU should be ok, but i’m not so sure about it, i have an OCZ powerstream 600w, and its real nice, and well priced to. Lastly, that mobo was decent, but i would go with something in the 590 series. This board is the business, i highly recommend it, well its sweet for what your doing anyways.
Newegg.com - Open Box: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - OEM
Okay updated to my final list, lawlz.
Case Newegg.com - XION Solaris XON-406 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
HDD Newegg.com - HITACHI Deskstar 7K160 HDS721616PLAT80 (0A32722) 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM
MoBo Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Processor Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail
Heatsink Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING ALPINE 7 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Operating System Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
RAM Corsair Value Select Dual Channel 1024MB PC5400 DDR2 667MHz Memory (2 x 512MB) VS1GBKIT667D2 at TigerDirect.com
Quick q, this GFX Card will work with this mobo right?
EVGA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 SLI PCI Express Dual DVI HDTV Video Card 256-P2-N550-T2 at TigerDirect.com Card
Same PSU and Same Disk Drive
Estimate settings with this rig on CSS, and maby Oblivion?
yeah, they’ll play both and that card will work
Hurray!